The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, February 21, 1900
Waning Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
10:24 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 392,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -283
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 258.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 257.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -20.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 231.12° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.71° / 3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.59° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.